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20 years of WikiLeaks: The biggest revelations, the state of press freedom, Julian Assange

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Kristinn Hrafnsson, editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks, which celebrated its 20th Anniversary recently. He discusses how Julian Assange is doing two years after he was freed, the state of press freedom globally with the assassinations of journalists in Gaza and why Julian chose to speak about Gaza after his release, the impact and legacy of WikiLeaks publishing the collateral murder video, how the Iraq War Logs helped end the Iraq War and how the Afghan War Diaries exposed the lies of NATO governments and the media, the CableGate revelations of 250,000 diplomatic diplomatic cables from around the world which showed how the US empire works, the revelations of US spying on European officials and the UN Secretary General, the Vault 7 revelations which was the largest CIA leak in history, the significance of the DNC & Podesta email leaks, the censorship of RT in the European Union, the future of WikiLeaks, and much more.

10.10.2026
28:23 min
10.10.2026
28:23 min
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20 years of WikiLeaks: The biggest revelations, the state of press freedom, Julian Assange
Twice a week, award-winning journalist Afshin Rattansi and his team go underground to cover geopolitics and current affairs from a perspective you won’t find in the mainstream media, with some of the most high-profile guests.